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With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Twelve)

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Mr Zoat said:
Oh, come on guys! If you're going to go then at least pay attention!
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Back when I still went to church, I spent my time in the pew blank eyed, fantasizing about potential video game storylines and snickering while remembering funny 4chan stories/threads.
I recall getting a lot of strange looks.

I believe the story is mostly the same for most non-devout church goers.

Edit: Besides you shouldnt be surprised. Your story easily beats out the Bible in terms of being a good reading material.
 
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tristar said:
pffft I was the guy in the back inside the sound booth, I got to play solitaire on a computer!
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Not church, but oh man, school assemblies got so much better when I talked my way into the organ loft to "supervise the audio." No computer, but you could just play games or pull out a book and read.

I've also been at church services where someone was playing Pokemon, but really, a lot of small people don't have much choice about attending.
 
Mr Zoat said:
You're ruining my view of churchgoers as basically decent but misguided people.
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For a lot of churchgoers, it's more about the community than about the person talking about god. Idle through the ritual and socialise afterwards. Even if you don't talk to people, sometimes it's nice to see that random person you vaguely recognise.

(I do not go to church any more, but since when has that stopped someone on the internet having an opinion?)
 
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Church is boring. I say this as someone who thinks of himself as Christian.

My mom wasn't a fan of what I did the few times I ever actually went to church. The pastor would be all, "Now turn to this verse." And I wouldn't. Because I'd just decide I was fine with where I was. So the guy is trying to give his sermon and I'm just, you know, deciding to actually read the Bible at my own pace. I don't need you telling me to skip around, buddy.

I wonder if I'm allowed to keep thinking of myself as Christian if I haven't been to church in . . . I'd say at least 14 years? Do I need to renew my membership card or does it never really expire?
 
ForeverShogo said:
Church is boring. I say this as someone who thinks of himself as Christian.

My mom wasn't a fan of what I did the few times I ever actually went to church. The pastor would be all, "Now turn to this verse." And I wouldn't. Because I'd just decide I was fine with where I was. So the guy is trying to give his sermon and I'm just, you know, deciding to actually read the Bible at my own pace. I don't need you telling me to skip around, buddy.

I wonder if I'm allowed to keep thinking of myself as Christian if I haven't been to church in . . . I'd say at least 14 years? Do I need to renew my membership card or does it never really expire?
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You're in the clear, don't worry. The only requirement to be Christian is to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the son of God (there are other requirements to be considered a good Christian, but if you've got the first part down then most people meet the other ones anyway). Now, not going to church is going to affect which denomination you qualify as, but that's a different issue.
 
Jamie Roberts said:
You're in the clear, don't worry. The only requirement to be Christian is to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the son of God (there are other requirements to be considered a good Christian, but if you've got the first part down then most people meet the other ones anyway). Now, not going to church is going to affect which denomination you qualify as, but that's a different issue.
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There's officially a little more to it than that, you're generally expected to have the Virgin Mary and some reference to the Holy Ghost in there, not just Jesus and god, but it's a start!
 
Mr Zoat said:
You're ruining my view of churchgoers as basically decent but misguided people.
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Bah, the last time I was in church was for a funeral, and before that, to pick up my mother from work, and before THAT was basically for a cousin's Christening.

Hey, did Paul remember to bring some cash for Charon, or is he just going to fly over the Styx?
 
HanEmpire said:
Back when I still went to church, I spent my time in the pew blank eyed, fantasizing about potential video game storylines and snickering while remembering funny 4chan stories/threads.
I recall getting a lot of strange looks.

I believe the story is mostly the same for most non-devout church goers.

Edit: Besides you shouldnt be surprised. Your story easily beats out the Bible in terms of being a good reading material.
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I swear, I find it easier to draw and write during a sermon than at any other time. I eventually just stopped fronting and started carrying a notebook to church.

Then I lost my Bible and started using the one on my phone, so now it's just the notebook.
 
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